Alessandra Galbaio

Alessandra Galbaio (753-) was the wife of Leone Galbaio and the lover of his brother Doge Giovanni of Venice.

Biography
Alessandra was born to a lowborn family of Catholic Italians in Venice, and in 769 she married Leone Galbaio at the age of 16. When her husband died under suspicious circumstances, she was widowed, but years later she began to fancy her former brother-in-law Doge Giovanni of Venice.